Emory University will return to a yellow operating status on Jan. 31, according to a Tuesday email announcement from Associate Vice President and Executive Director for COVID-19 Response and Recovery Amir St. Clair. Campus operated at a “modified” yellow operating status for almost all of the fall semester. “The yellow operating condition will help limit [...]
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Click below for interactive view From Emory University’s mass vaccination effort against COVID-19 to a gold medal performance from former Emory swimmer Andrew Wilson (17C) at the Tokyo Olympics, 2021 held tremendous victories for the Emory community. However, the year also presented great tragedy. With the Atlanta spa shootings devastating the metro area’s Asian American [...]
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Emory University will conduct spring semester courses remotely for the first three weeks of school due to the rising cases of the Omicron variant, according to a Dec. 28 email from University President Gregory L. Fenves to the Emory community. The campus, including residence halls, will open as planned on Jan. 4 and students are [...]
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized molnupiravir, an antiviral pill, for COVID-19 treatment in an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) on Dec. 23. The pill, which was submitted for FDA authorization by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics on Oct. 11, was discovered by Drug Innovation Ventures at Emory (DRIVE) scientists, led by CEO George Painter. [...]
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Emory University named public health researcher M. Daniele Fallin as the new James W. Curran Dean of Public Health at the Rollins School of Public Health in a Dec. 22 email announcement to students, faculty and staff. She will assume the position on July 1, 2022. Fallin will succeed current dean James W. Curran, whom [...]
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